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Saturday, December 29, 2012

The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill Journal Entry 2

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Dear Mr. W, One main character in The Year of Miss Agnes is Miss Agnes. Some character traits for her are that she is a good teacher. Sh...
Monday, December 24, 2012

Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo

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The original plan was to start my review of Great Joy by Kate DiCamillo with two Christmas lists, but I quickly realized that both lists...
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Thursday, December 20, 2012

The Year of Miss Agnes by Kirkpatrick Hill

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Dear Mr. W, I just finished The Year of Miss Agnes . This is the plot . In the introduction I learned that Fred was the main character. ...
Saturday, December 15, 2012

Tadpole by Ruth White Journal Entry 2

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Dear Mr. W, I am still reading Tadpole . The main character is Carol. She is 10, the youngest, and says she is “nobody at all.” She is ...
Monday, December 10, 2012

Flush by Carl Hiaasen Journal Entry

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Dear Mr. W, Today in Flush , Noah was unfortunately trapped inside the main setting of the chapter: the women’s bathroom on the Coral ...
Thursday, December 6, 2012

Tadpole by Ruth White Journal Entry

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Dear Mr. W, I am reading Tadpole by Ruth White . The story takes place in the hills of Kentucky in 1955. The book tells me that it is 19...
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Sunday, December 2, 2012

This Is Not My Hat by Jon Klassen

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My original review of I Want My Hat Back says, “Sometimes - no, oftentimes - the simplest books end up being the best books.” I then went...
Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snicket

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Dear Mr. W, I just finished Who Could That Be at This Hour? by Lemony Snicket . (He’s the author of A Series of Unfortunate Events , wh...
Saturday, November 24, 2012

Son by Lois Lowry

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Dear Mr. W, I just finished reading Son by Lois Lowry and wanted to tell you about the setting. There are three main places where Son ...
Tuesday, November 20, 2012

Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things by Lenore Look

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Dear Mr. W, Today while reading Alvin Ho: Allergic to Girls, School, and Other Scary Things  by Lenore Look , Alvin used swearing words ...
Sunday, November 18, 2012

Reading Journals

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When I started teaching I knew two things for certain. First, I wanted to read aloud every day. Second, I wanted my students to read every...
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Thursday, November 15, 2012

Transitions

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Life is full of transitions. Some are positive, others negative. Some transitions occur in our personal lives while others happen to us pr...
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Monday, July 23, 2012

Maya Makes a Mess by Rutu Modan

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If Maya Makes a Mess was nonfiction, if author Rutu Modan had created an illustrated account of a real Maya’s actual dinner manners, tha...
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Thursday, July 19, 2012

The Importance of Thank You Notes

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My latest column is mostly not mine. After my brief introduction is an actual thank you letter from my wife's cousin, Mark, to their g...
Sunday, July 1, 2012

Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger

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Simply put, Fake Mustache by Tom Angleberger is a book that grown-ups should be recommending to young readers. As a public service, I offer...
Tuesday, June 26, 2012

The Shark King by R. Kikuo Johnson

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While searching for her favorite food, opihi (oh-PEE-hay, a delicious sea snail), in a seaside pool, a young woman named Kalei has a run-i...
Friday, June 22, 2012

Chick and Chickee Play All Day! by Claude Ponti

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“Chickie, let’s make masks!” begins Chick in this latest offering from Toon Books . But not just any masks, as young readers quickly find ...
Monday, June 18, 2012

A Mysterious Magazine

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Since this article was originally published in the local newspaper a week ago, people have told me about Erik Estrada, Shaun Cassidy and ...
Saturday, May 19, 2012

Little Kids and Nicknames

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There are approximately 4 million children born each year in the United States. That means there are around 8 million two- and three-year...
Sunday, April 29, 2012

The One and Only Ivan by Katherine Applegate

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I had been hearing about The One and Only Ivan  for a while and planned to buy the book sooner than later, when one Monday morning it simp...
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Monday, April 16, 2012

Defeating Dad

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Now that the weather is swinging towards summer, we're not in the basement quite as much as in winter. But the games are ongoing, and...
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Wonder by R. J. Palacio

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Much has been said and written about Wonder by R. J. Palacio during its short existence on bookstore and library shelves. Even before it...
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Tuesday, March 13, 2012

A Family Recipe & Its Miraculous Effects

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All delicious, but none miraculous. This column appeared yesterday in the local newspaper . If anyone is interested, the recipe is avail...
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I've been reading for 40 years or so, but I didn't love it until someone gave me books worth reading. Hopefully I can pass on the favor.
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